A broken city on New Year’s Eve: A grieving mother bows her head in anguish as she pays her last respects to her son, one of the victims tragically lost at the collapsed Billabong building site in Port Vila during…

Tears were shed and flowers laid during a memorial service at the demolished Billabong Building on Tuesday, honoring those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake that struck near Port Vila two weeks ago.

Captain of Touraken Willie Naripo confirmed that kava shipments into Port Vila has been low and even Santo, the largest kava supplier to EFATE, had no shipments of kava since last week reports the captain.

Pregnant women at the Mele Clinic in Mele Maat have been waiting for almost three hours for their antenatal check-up because the resident antenatal nurse hasn’t arrived yet.

Recent low-pressure conditions experienced last month in Ambae, due to cyclone in western region of New Caledonia resulted in heavy rainfall and strong winds lasting nearly three days, which caused significant damage to the roads in North, specifically in Qwarisiwo.

The people of Hafnarfjörður and nearby areas didn't let the extreme cold stop them from taking to the sea and swimming in a cabin on the first day of the year. The company Trefjar provided a cabin that was hoisted onto the bank at Langeyrarmalir and invited the sea swimmers to warm up after their swim.

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According to the ministry, a total of 651 aircraft have been destroyed since the start of Russia’s special military operation

According to KTNV, the suspect was an army veteran

She won her first Olympic gold in 1952

Victims had been killed at five different locations

L'adresse à la nation du président de la République, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema a été suivi par bon nombre de Gabonais, le 31 décembre 2024. Citoyens ordinaires, acteurs de la Société civile et politiques donnent leur point de vue sur le discours. C'est le cas de Karine Cécilia Arissani epse Ondong Ntoutoume, Citoyenne gabonaise. Ce qu'il faut, selon moi, retenir de l'adresse à la nation du 31 décembre 2024 de Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Président de la Transition, (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Colonel Jean Claude Ogouliguende et le Dr. Jean Delors Biyogue Bi Ntougou, respectivement Président du conseil d'administration et Directeur Général de l'Agence Gabonaise de Sécurité Alimentaire (AGASA), ont officiellement pris leur fonction, ce lundi 30 décembre 2024 à Libreville. Ils ont été installés par le ministre en charge de l'Agriculture, Jonathan Ignoumba a officiellement. Nommés en Conseil des ministres du 19 décembre dernier, Jean Claude Ogouliguende et Jean Delors Biyogue (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

L'adresse à la nation du président de la Transition, Chef de l'Etat et président de la République gabonaise, prononcée depuis Makokou, est riche de symbolisme et de promesses. Le choix de cette localité, au cœur de l'Ogooué-Ivindo, marque une volonté de recentrer l'attention sur les territoires souvent oubliés, tout en réaffirmant un engagement envers l'ensemble du pays. La déclaration selon laquelle 2024 a posé les fondations et que 2025 sera l'année de la consolidation et du renouveau (...) - LIBRE PROPOS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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Beledweyne (HOL) – Traditional elders from the Hawadle and Abgal clans reached an agreement on Thursday to bury the six federal government soldiers killed in a clan revenge attack in El-Baraf district, Middle Shabelle region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia has officially reclaimed its seat on the United Nations Security Council, marking the first time in over half a century that the East African nation will serve as a non-permanent member. The two-year term, which began on January 1, 2025, is a historic milestone in Somalia's ongoing efforts to reestablish itself as a significant player on the global stage.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The future of U.S. military operations in Somalia hangs in the balance as the Trump administration reconsiders its strategic footprint in the country. With insurgent violence persisting and Somalia's stability at stake, this decision could reverberate across Africa and beyond.

Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala, faces execution in Yemen after being convicted of murdering a Yemeni man. Her family and supporters are desperately seeking a pardon through blood-money negotiations. Despite raising $40,000, Yemen's president has approved her death sentence. Her family and supporters are calling for urgent intervention from the Union Government.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut doubts the survival of PM Modi's government till 2026, which he believes could trigger political changes in Maharashtra and other states. Raut addressed rumours about Rajan Salvi quitting the party due to local issues and maintained there is no unrest in Shiv Sena (UBT). The NDA has a parliamentary majority, relying on coalition partners.

Union Labour Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya announced significant employment growth in India under Modi's regime from 2014, with the employment ratio reaching 64.33% in 2023-24. Job creation increased notably across agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.2%.

Union minister Giriraj Singh accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of turning the state into a hub for Bangladeshi infiltrators, while Banerjee blamed the Border Security Force for facilitating the entry of militants. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the state government obstructed BSF operations.

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would continue the tradition of sending a 'chadar' to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah despite any pressure. He pointed out the cultural significance of the Dargah for multiple communities and welcomed the Supreme Court's intervention in communal disputes.

The second-highest civilian medal will also go to Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, who led the investigation with Cheney into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Firms are set to be battered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plans to hike National Insurance contributions and implement an inflation-busting increase in the minimum wage from April.

Sheila Fox mysteriously disappeared from Coventry city centre when she was just 16 amid suspicions she may have been in a relationship with an older man.

Greater Manchester Police has declared a major incident in a number of areas, including Bolton, Stockport and Wigan, following severe and persistent rainfall.

Follow live coverage from New Orleans where a SUV has ploughed into pedestrians in Bourbon Street in a 'mass casualty incident'.

Seniors in Singapore spend an average of $2,278 annually on lottery tickets, one study has found, with about half of those surveyed reporting net winnings in the past year. These findings were based on a paper titled «Consumption Responses to Income Shocks through Lottery Winning: Evidence from Older Adults in Singapore» published in 2024 by Koh Kanghyock and Kim Seonghoon, reported Lianhe Zaobao. The latter is an Associate Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University, as well as the Deputy Director at the Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA), according to the university's website, while Kang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at Korea University. Based on data from 58.9 per cent of those surveyed, the average lottery expenditure in the last 12 months was $2,278. About 51 per cent of them reported that they had won a net positive amount in the last 12 months, with the average prize money at $1,090. This survey involved 6,212 individuals aged between 50 and 70.

[Radio Dalsan] After 54 years, Somalia has today officially joined the United Nations Security Council, having previously been elected for a non-permanent seat for the 2025-2026 term, which begins today.

[RFI] Ghana will allow visa-free entry to citizens of all African countries starting in early 2025. The move, approved by President Nana Akufo-Addo in December, makes Ghana the fifth African country to open its borders to all holders of African passports.